The recent set of data came weaker than a market consensus, but the basic trend is that the economic recovery is in progress.

As long as the BOJ raises interest rates in tandem with the economic recovery, there should be no negative impact on the stock market.

External factors are out of the market's focus. Investors are now only interested in individual companies' earnings.

The market has risen in leaps and bounds in the last two months and one week of correction is not enough.

A takeover bid is underscoring prospects for the sector, which has been benefiting from a recovery in consumer spending.

There are no new incentives. It's just that the investor mood is so good.